Wisconsin SBIR

Useful websites

The US Small Business Administration (SBA) has an informative web page about the SBIR and STTR programs. The SBA web site provides links to each agency's SBIR and STTR topic solicitations.

The National Science Foundation sponsored SBIR World web page lists topic solicitation dates, upcoming conferences and newsletter information.

The SBIR Resource Center web page contains a variety of information about proposal preparation and writing.

You can find past award winner's abstracts for each agency on the SBA tech-net site. This will help you understand the types of projects that an agency is funding.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's offers an SBIR/STTR topic alerting service. This service informs subscribers when agencies place new solicitations on the web. It also provides background information about SBIRs and STTRs, proposal writing tips, and other useful program information.

If a Department of Defense (DOD) topic interests you, contact the nearest Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). The DTIC provides scientific and technical information concerning research and development projects funded by DOD agencies. Use this information to prepare better proposals. DTIC information is in the DOD solicitation. Also see http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/sbir/ for SBIR information.

The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is a codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.

The Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) is a nonprofit organization that consists of members that are trained as to be counselors, advisors and mentors to aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners.

The U.S Business Advisor is an electronic link to the information and services that the government provides for the business community.

PRO-Net is a source for procurement information for and about small businesses, a search engine for contracting officers and a marketing tool for small firms.

The National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC) is the industry leader in the technology transfer and comercialization industry. NTTC offers various products and services that enable American businesses to find technologies, facilities and world-class researchers within the federal labs and agencies with which they can partner.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of Corporate Relations Resources for Entrepreneurs website contains a collection of on-campus and off-campus links including assistance programs, networking organizations and funding resources for entrepreneurs and early stage investors."

Agency SBIR Page